M5U3课文填空

1、M5U3. 重点短语和用法M5 Unit 3 Science versus nature1. on (the) one hand 一方面 2. on the other hand 另一方面3. point out指出4. on the way to (doing) sth在去的路上；即将做 5. in general 总的来说6. concentrate on 集中注意力于 7 with the intention of 目的是 8. be related to与.有关 9. push ahead with 推进 10. interfere with 干涉，干扰 11. be similar

2、to与相似12. to conclude 得出结论13. complain about对.抱怨 14. in response to对的回复/反应15. comment on对做出评价16. consider doing 考虑做 17. adopt sb/sth 收养；接受18. the other day前几天19. urge sb to do sth敦促某人做 20. focus on集中于，关注 21. in favour of支持22. meet ones needs满足某人的需要 24. turn out结果是；生产25. blamefor因为.责备 26. praisefor因为表

3、扬27. end up以.告终 28. use up 用完，用光 29. figure out计算出；弄清楚，弄明白30. concentrate on集中注意力于31. succeed in doing 做成了某事 32. in reply to 对的回复33. on ones part对而言38. with reference to 关于 39. so far 到目前为止40. donateto把捐赠给41. someone elses其余的某个人的42. be resistant to 抵制43. follow in ones footsteps追寻某人的足迹44. experiment

4、 on/with用做实验45. in complete agreement with 完全同意46.for sale供出售，待销售47. next door 隔壁的，相邻的48. go against 违反，违背 49. point of view 观点The perfect copyScientists have announced that they have cloned the first human embryo. This has caused much debate round the world. On the one hand, some scientists point o

5、ut that if you clone an embryo, you can produce (value) human tissuessuch as bone or lung tissuethat could be used to save human lives. On the other hand, many people, (include) some scientists, disagree and are afraid that, if mankind toys with nature in this way, we may be on our way to ( produce)

6、 a real-life Frankensteins monster. Cloning is producing an exact copy of a plant or an animal ( use ) its cells. The first mammal to be cloned ( successful) from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep. She was born in 1996 and died in early 2003, a much younger age than normal. When she was born, many p

7、eople were (worry) that cloning would lead to more (disease) in the animal world. However, in general the scientists were (praise) for their wonderful scientific advance. Ian Wilmut, the Scottish scientist who created Dolly, is shocked that some scientists are now considering (clone) human beings. A

8、lthough he researches cloning, his ( intend) has never been to create copies of human. Instead, he thinks research (effort) should concentrate creating new tissues and organs that can be used (cure) diseases like cancer. However, some people believe that cloning human embryos with the intention of d

9、estroying them shows no respect for human life.Even though human cloning is causing a lot of (anxious), it is good news for Faye Wilson, a 41-year-old saleswoman cannot have a baby. I am anxious to have a child of my own, she says. I dont want to adopt someone elses childIf I had the chance, I would

10、 have a cloned baby right now.While cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby. Severino Antinori, an Italian physician, has declared that he wants to be the first to clone a human being. In Ch

11、ina, scientists have focused their efforts on cloning animals, as well as cloned tissues to be used in medical treatment. China has succeeded producing clones of cows and goats, and continues to research ways in which cloning can benefit mankind.(Letter 1) Dear EditorI believe that human cloning is

12、wrong. If we toy with nature , we will have to deal with the consequences. Who knows what could happen? Human life would just become a crop to be harvested or a product for sale.The human race is using up the Earths natural wealth. We should be having fewer babies in order to reduce the Earths popul

13、ation, not cloning more.I feel sorry for the lady who cannot have a baby, but I would like to point out that there are many children in the world with no parents who would be delighted to have a mother.Pauline Carter (Letter 2) Dear EditorI would like to comment on your article, The perfect copy. I

14、think the scientific advances mentioned in your article are fantastic! I am in complete agreement with human cloning. After all, scientists have been challenging moral ideas for centuries. Why should we stop them now?On a personal note, cloning would totally transform my life. Seven years ago, my 10

15、-year-old daughter died of heart failure. She was beautiful, cheerful and bright. I miss her every single day. If I had the chance, I would clone her immediately so I that I could be with her again. Colin Jake 39. M5U3. Project (1) Man and NatureFor a long time, our environment has been damaged beca

16、use humans have been careless. People have harmed nature through agriculture, fishing, hunting and tourism. We further damage the Earth by building new channels in the sea and factories on the land, and by creating pollution with chemical waste. We will some day destroy the planet we live on if we c

17、ontinue in this way.However, if we focus only on conservation, then people may suffer. Not everything that is best for nature is good for people. Would anyone say that development should be stopped in favor of nature. From the point of view of some people, we are only doing what humans have always d

18、one, using nature to meet our own needs. Other people argue that such thinking may cause a catastrophe, unless we start to look around and understand how a clean environment benefits us all.改错，10个错误点After decade of destroying nature and using up natural resources, many developed nations are now conc

19、erned in saving nature rather than developing or destroy it. However, many poorer nations must focus on meeting the everyday needs of our people. In doing so, they are using up natural resources at a fast pace. They have not yet seen the effects of the careless use of the environment like many wealt

20、hy nations have. Often they do not realize that the choices they make is bad for the environment. Should they be blamed for destroying hundred of thousands of acres of rainforest if it means a better income for their people? The developed and developing countries of the world need to work together t

21、o make sure that people enjoy healthily and happy lives, without the environment around them suffering.It should not be question of humans winning and nature losing. Humans can only really win by protecting nature. After all, food has to be produced in a healthy, natural system, and we all need clea

22、n air to breathe and pure water drink. It is mankinds responsibility to find answers that are good at everyone, and everything.40. M5U3. Project (2) GM food: hope or danger? 1 With this progress doors have been opened up to technologies that never existed before. While many people are excited about

23、these new technologies, these same technologies frighten others. Nowhere is this truer than with genetically modified (GM) food. 2 . First, new material can be inserted into its DNA to give the plant or animal qualities which it would never have in nature. Second, material can be taken from the DNA

24、of a plant or an animal in order to remove qualities which are not desired.One aim of GM research is to produce food which will make us healthier. 3 . Supporters of GM food argue that GM plants are healthier and have larger harvests. While there has been research in GM animals such as pigs, no GM me

25、at is being sold at present. 4 . No one really knows whether it is safe for animals or humans to eat. Scientists admit that more tests should be done on GM food. Research has been limited to increasing production profits, rather than making sure that GM foods are safe. GM food could therefore be dangerous to eat. 5 Since GM crops are planted outside, they are part of the food chaininsects and other animals eat them o